Portuguese rapper 18 Karat was deported by plane from Germany to Portugal, his country of origin, in the early hours of Wednesday, and his family has already been informed of his whereabouts.
"He was able to get in touch with his family this morning [Wednesday] and tell them what time and where he would be arriving," said the musician's lawyer, Lisa Grüter, quoted by German newspaper Die Zeit (source in Portuguese). The deportation was confirmed to the German news agency dpa by the authorities in the city of Dortmund, where the 40-year-old rapper moved with his family as a youngster.
The artist was removed from Germany without his mobile phone and was only allowed to contact his relatives after landing in Portugal.
Euronews contacted the Public Security Police (PSP) on Wednesday, the force responsible for policing airport borders in Portugal, as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to confirm details of the operation and of 18 Karat's legal and social situation, but received no answers to the questions submitted.
Ivo Vieira Silva, the artist's real name, had been serving since 2022 a prison sentence of six years and three months for several serious drug-related offences. The city of Dortmund had already announced in August 2025 that it intended to request his deportation, and the German courts ultimately ordered his immediate expulsion from the country.
